ranintothedoor

I will +1 only because you were the first one.

You know, I've wondered about this before. At one point there almost as many women in my college tuba studio as guys... why not in drum corps? Excited to hear what the answer is to the OP!

2005 - Alex Bender (sop soloist) Also, though it won't make everyone's top 40, but I really enjoy their '96 American Celebrations show. Just makes me smile every time.

Shoot... just put a bunch of 'em out on a field and call it drum corps!

Mr. Boo, your narrative is almost as exciting as the show.

I think this is an awesome observation. Being overbalanced in the sopranos in drum corps seems to be a little weird, but I think there are some reasons it's evolved the way it has. - In terms of mellos, the sound is much more intense and focused than the sound of the F horn so it cuts through very well. I think the 3/2 ratio works pretty well. - For tubas, synth parts have been used in many corps to augment that sound (for better or worse). - I'd agree that the baritones are a underrepresented here, but the bell front baritones also project well whereas the concert euphoniums (bell up) and trombones (in the back playing through other players) don't play directly into the audience's faces. Because the brass that corps use are so homogeneous, I'd think the balance would better be compared to singers in a choir or a strings section. How do the ratios stack up there?

I think what he's saying is, as band directors, we tend to lose some of the music education focus of our jobs when we have to deal with the difficult and sometimes thankless administrative task of running a marching band. True, it's a great opportunity for advocacy when you have a a large, semi-captive audience... but it sickens the heart sometimes to think that no matter how hard your kids work or how awesome your show is, there's always going to be NIU players, fellow students, football fans and school administrators who don't appreciate or even despise what you do because it's not masculine enough for their tastes. We got into music ed to make a difference in our kids' lives and share our love for the power of music... marching band can be a powerful tool for life lessons and self-discipline, but teaching the more artistic side of music is much easier in a concert band setting.

hehe...

Well, maybe not "promo", but close...

Sweet thank you!

Was that bird chirping around 8:22? Was that outside my window? I'm at work and so the show won't play again, and I'd love to know that if that was the corps, I have to know HOW they did that! :) Of course, if the bird sound was coming from outside, I'm going to be very embarrassed... Edit: Okay, it really was the corps!!! How'd they do that?!?!?!?

When you say that, all I can think of is... Now, back on topic! :)

Do a box drill to "Cupid Shuffle" during reception. "To the right, to the right, to the right, to the right......"

I'm with Boo on the value of second chances and redemption. I do see a long road ahead for Mr. Nagy. I mean, I'm sure tons of people are in the same boat as Stu. Inviting band directors and then having them give feedback and posting that info with contact information would really help. I'm skeptical that this will ever happen with this group... Something that has bugged me, for those who read the first thread before the close: Was "tpt82" (or something) really Mr. Nagy? Because if it was, I feel that if you have a good head on your shoulders, you would speak for yourself in this situation instead of hiding behind anonymity.

Agreed that the concept is awesome, but do you think this particular organization/individual would be able to get this going now that their reputation has been so tarnished? I mean at this point, as a band director, I would not be willing to let my kids go to Accent's camps until I went and saw one for myself. I'm still willing to see if this works out, but......

On first scan, I dismissed this as similar to the basketball bracket thing that President Obama is doing: http://www.barackobama.com/obama-bracket-challenge?source=ObamaBracketChallenge-20120311-HP But I didn't realize that they were doing CADETS SHOWS!!?!?!!?! Genious idea! :) Wish the marketing was just a shade clearer. Every corps should do this (regular season/conference tourneys), then send shows with best "records" to DCI(re: NCAA) Tournament! Every year would change because shows would be paired differently and have an addition of 20-something new shows every year! :)

Awesome :)

Thanks for posting this, Michael. Truly unfortunate... I feel awful for the person who wrote that and the rest of the staff who were caught up in this.

Ooooh, yeeeeah! It's coming back... All those little dudes could talk about was '95 Cavies and how much they looooved their uniforms...

Yeah I figured it was just a case of folks getting ahead of themselves. I bear no ill will toward anyone involved. Anyone I can PM for the story? I've always been curious what happened, and I don't want to hijack the Accent thread. :-)

I must say, as sad as I am that this has happened to these schools... tuba = rock star? I'm in!

Well, Ms. Ortiz contacted me once by email. I said "Sure! Sign me up!" And that was it. Her email doesn't exist anymore, last I checked (2 years ago). All I have is the one email, which I've since lost. As far as publicity, nothing. I don't know what happened behind the scenes. All I know is I'm still on the website. I guess it's kinda funny now...?

holy... well, now what do I do?